Just bought a Trident 900

[KitNYC]

I believe the Sprints moved to the rounded rear in '95, & the Tridents followed in '97.

Roden, looking good! I hadn't noticed the polished wheels before.

Cheers,
-Kit

[triumph.rider]

Hi folks,

as a vintage (92 model) trident owner, my thoughts may be a bit dusty but i cant find much wrong with my trident. I have tweaked a few things,
I put a sebring 3 into 1 stainless pipe onto it as the original system was getting a bit holey, and added a wp adjustable rear shock. these mods have made it a lot quicker and more comfy as the back end was a but soft on the original shock.

I know peeps put different springs n oil in the forks, and they are a bit soft to be fair, but on the other hand, they also act as a indicator as to when your pushing on a bit.

The best advice i can offer is to bin the fixed discs n floating calipers off the early models, they are pooh. go for the floaters of later models, they look like they bolt straight on. I aint done it yet but its on me wish list.

Other than that, unless its broke or falling off, i leave well alone, as the triumph gods know more than i do

rambling daz

Oh n well done on buying a trident, there the besterest trumpets ever and every other model since is just imitating perfection (that should cause a few arguments methinks!!!!)

[thus49]

Thanks for the pointers. I will get it home, ride it for a bit and see consider what I need/want to do with it and by what order of priority. Owning a bike is always about both riding and fettling...

Readmarx, I am on my third Aprilia. Falco, Futura, Falco - in that order. I have covered about 33000 miles on Aprilias and have never had a mechanical problem. There are Rotax engines around with 75000 miles plus on them so I can only put your experience down to misfortune. However, you seem to be sticking with it, so it must have its compensations. I have been a bit stuck with the VTwin thing for a while; I just love them. I did have a Honda for 18 months but that silky smooth inline 4 just bored me after a while and it had to go. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing much to incite biker passion either. The triple offers a bit of both and I am looking forward to getting it. A guy on the island has a pristine 95 speed triple for sale with only 8k miles on it for £1700. I was tempted by that too.

[Readmarx]

I've always owned twins. The RSV does has a lot of character and you're right, it's that that I'm sticking with it for. When it's running well it's a cracking ride. The Speed Triple was something I'd thought about for a long while, but as a second bike (it's actually ended up as my fourth). What I like about the Triple is the induction roar and the exhaust note. The salvage machine I bought was fortunately fitted with K&N, Dynojet and scorpion cans. The motor's plenty grunty and torquey for a naked bike and the handling's OK. I'd imagine the Trident to be similar, but with a more relaxed riding position and softer suspension. More pics when you're ready!

[Roden]

thus49 - Here in Australia, a pristine '94,95,96 with even moderate to high mileage, will fetch two to three times what that guy is asking! At 1700 quid, that is a real bargain.

Cheers,

Roden

[thus49]

It looks very tidy. I am trying to get a pal to buy it Roden. Here on the IOM it is sports bike orientated and older S/H bikes are very difficult to shift. I am not sure why I didn't buy it myself, perhaps because I am looking for something that I will not try and ride like a sports bike and where my other half will feel more comfortable. I am trying to get her confidence in me back, after crashing with her on board 3 years ago. Its not easy, but the Trident might help.

[Roden]

Ok, I understand. The Trident is a nice solid and safe motorcycle, should fit the bill well. Also has a sting in its tail!

I commented on the S3 because I can't believe the prices they go for over there. I wonder how much it would cost to freight a bike from the IOM to Sydney? It would be worth it to get a mint low mileage example.

[Bad Monkey]

The first thing I did to my '96 Trident was drop the stock cans and put on Micron slip ons. You don't need to jet the carbs and they sound good. You loose the weight, take 3 inches off the width and increase the torque a little.

[bjbiker]

great bike and living on i.o.m
can't be bad

[thus49]

All last summer I had to commute on the bike from Ramsey to Douglas over the mountain road. It was terrible